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Sunday, March 20, 2011
Vishu Recipe -Mezhukkuvaratti (Dry Mixed Vegetables Curry)
Vishu Recipe - Vazhakkai Poduthuval (Dry Raw Banana Curry)
Ingredients
To pressure cook
8 raw bananas
½ tsp. turmeric powder
Salt to taste
For Garnishing
½ coconuts (grated)
6 green chilies
For Seasoning
1 tsp. mustard seeds
2 tsp. black gram dal
2 red chilies (broken)
4 tbsp. oil
Making
Peel and cut raw bananas into small pieces. Pressure cook along with turmeric powder and salt and set aside. Heat oil. Add mustard seeds, black grams dal and red chillies.when brown add the cooked vegetables. Cook the vegetables on a low fire till dry. Run the grated coconut and green chilies in a mixie for a minute and add to the vegetables. Serve hot
Ø You can substitute vazhakkai (raw bananas) with ¾ kg chenai(suran)
Vishu Recipe -Beans Poduthuval (Dry beans Curry)
Ingredients
To pressure cook
½ kg beans
½ tsp. turmeric powder
Salt to taste
For Garnishing
¼ coconuts (grated)
4 green chilies
For seasoning
1 tsp. mustard seeds
1tsp black gram dal
2 red chilies (broken)
2 tbsp. oil
Making
Wash and chop the beans into very fine pieces. Add turmeric powder and salt, then pressure cook. Set aside. Heat the oil and add mustard seeds, black gram dal and red chillies.when brown, add the cooked vegetables. Cook on a low fire till the vegetables become dry. Run the grated coconut and green chilies in the mixie for a minute and add to the vegetables. Serve hot.
- You can substitute beans with cluster or string beans.
- You can also add 100 gms shelled green peas along with the beans while cooking.